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Time Strategies

 I am definitely known to have a hard time starting my assignments and I often put things off until the last minute. Luckily, I tend to work well under pressure, so this has rarely been an issue for me. However, given an increased workload in college, I have had to work on getting work done on a more consistent basis. The first article that I read was The Important Habit of Just Starting. I found this article very helpful and I agree with much of what was said. Starting an assignment is often the hardest part. So if you can just start working, it'll be easier to make progress and eventually get the assignment done. The second article that I read was 4 Questions to Help You Overcome Procrastination. I think that this article was simple, yet helpful. The 4 questions were all very relevant and I thought that the question, "How can I make this easier?", pertains to me. I often find myself thinking that an assignment will be difficult, so I put it off. If I can just do better about getting little chunks of work done consistently, I will be better off. 


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  1. Robert CMarch 8, 2021 at 7:25 PM

    Hi Jacob! I totally agree that starting is the worst part, especially for really long-term assignments like essays or lab reports. I find myself reading the rubric and looking at my blank Word document wondering how I am going to work enough to get 10+ pages of quality material. But, if I force myself to get started, eventually I lose track of time and keep going! I need to revisit that mentality now, haha. I have a few long papers to write and I know that starting now will save me stress later on closer to the due date!

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